Where does “kenjóttur” come from?

kenjóttur (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic -óttur, from Old Norse -óttr, from Proto-Germanic -uhtaz.

kenjóttur (Icelandic): whimsical, capricious

Definitions

  1. whimsical, capricious

Ancestry of “kenjóttur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandic-ótturset with a pattern or characterized by a certain...
2Old Norse-óttrsuffix used to create adjectives, meaning more or...
3Proto-Germanic-uhtaz—
Every word from Proto-Germanic -uhtaz →Every word from Old Norse -óttr →Every word from Icelandic -óttur →